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The jobs that don't earn what you would expect
We all know that years of study and hard work pay off eventually in a well-paid job, right? That's what your parents told you.
We all know that years of study and hard work pay off eventually in a well-paid job, right? That's what your parents told you.
Using our interactive, you can see how much your job pays on average and compare it to other occupations.
Hundreds of workers at Australia's largest equipment-hire business face a pay cut of up to 40 per cent unless they agree to let the company slash new employees' wages and conditions.
Call centre outsource plan is a security risk, says public service union.
Age discrimination is real but the changing nature of work is having a bigger impact, writes Caitlin Fitzsimmons.
As technology advances, a fat pay cheque doesn't necessarily guarantee job security.
A quarter of Australia's vegetable growers are leaving valuable produce to rot because they can't find enough workers to pick and pack it, according to a new report
If you're willing to invest the time and research, you'll be better informed as to whether you should ask for a raise or walk.
A Brisbane night-fill worker has won an important legal battle in a massive underpayment case against the combined might of Coles and one of the largest trade unions in Australia.
Maybe it is time to impose a maximum limit on chief executive pay.
The union representing 200 workers who have been shut out of an Australian timber mill is seeking to have the company stripped of its certification as an ethical producer.
When we talk about someone on a "power trip," the idea behind it is the abuse they're throwing around somehow makes them feel good. Not so, new management research has found.
Up to 20 per cent of the ATO's workforce now non-public servants, union says.
It doesn't have to be all or nothing: A smart mix of facetime in the office and working from home can help you enjoy the years your children are young and continue to build your career.
This man sacrificed his health in service to his country. Now he says he's about to be repaid with a tax raid on his invalidity benefits.
Australia's largest building union and several high-ranking officials have been collectively fined more than $270,000 for illegally blockading a children's hospital construction project.
Coles and the conservative shop assistants' union are teaming up to avoid a repeat of last year's embarrassing legal ruling that found many supermarket workers were being underpaid.
Gary Vaynerchuk knows you probably don't want to hear some of his most-shared advice.
Operators of the Little Vienna sandwich outlets in Sydney have been fined $87,040 for allegedly exploiting 11 Korean workers who were paid as little as $10 per hour and for using false pay records.
Drug testing, benefit cuts and a drastic shortage of jobs don't add up.
Businesses soon to be hit with new levies for employing foreign visa workers say the changes will be "another barrier" to growth.
Fast food chain KFC has been fined more than $100,000 two years after a 16-year-old worker tripped and fell into a vat of hot cooking oil, suffering third-degree burns.
Books can be exciting portals to fascinating new worlds.
Married couples are among the 127 unskilled linen workers who could be retrenched after their employer was sold to Spotless.
Building trust that can help clients attain the skills they lack is vital, according to multiskilled Hobart therapist Rosalie Martin.
The idea of communal responsibilities might sound old-fashioned, but it's as current as putting your chewy in the bin or staying under the speed limit.
For those lucky and talented enough, work can provide one of the safest places of all.
Industrial action at one of Victoria's largest power plants won't go ahead after the state government stepped in to stop the strike.
Thousands of public servants at large federal department have been affected.
Helping clients communicate effectively and live their lives more fully is the aim of this audiology practice.
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